Mission

In Ethiopia

Ameliorate or restore the vision of individuals in Ethiopia affected by cataract through the financing of cataract surgeries at a price of 50 Sfr.

Therefore enable affected individuals in Ethiopia to be social and productive constituents of their environment.

In Europe

Sensitize and inform people in the industrialized world about the problems and consequences of blindness and cataract, and to empower people to become involved and to help individuals of Ethiopia affected by poor vision and cataract.

Change the conception of aid work and volunteers allowing care and proactive behavior to become an attractive life style associated with, dynamic and innovative people.

Motivation

Responsibility and ethical reasons

"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care ..."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 25
(UN 1948)

Social and economic reasons

"Blindness of a great part of the working force inevitably leads to poor economics. Poor economics risk social and political turmoil. Riots do not restore business confidence. They drive capital out of the country; they do not attract capital into the country ... and riots are predictable-like any social phenomenon, not with certainty, but with a high probability ... the consequence of bad economics ..."
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel-prize winner in economics

"... development assistance is not charity, but a vital investment in global peace and security."
Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany